Wilesco D405 Traction Engine

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  Posted by classixs on 23 Mar, 2021 14:31
• Thanks guys!
  
  Just fired it, which is pretty easy when Bruce has your back
  
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  As seen on the second picture, i am already "modding" away on this.
  Keeping track of pressure, is way more useful than a whistle, at least in my book.
  
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  Only mechanical issue, besides the usual annoying Wilesco-song from the gears, was that the steamline wasn´t soldered onto the valve, and the exhaust only very poorly onto the cylinder.
  I did notice a big solder blob right above the steamvalve on my inspection tour, but really gave it little more attention than a shrug.
  However once steam arose, i could certainly tell that it needed more than an inspection.
  Soldered the pipes properly back in place, and now everything works as expected.
  
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  A quick guess is, that this issue probably was the main reason for its listing
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